Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ClubsPitbull - 'El Mariel'
Pitbull insists on doing the ThugLifeTM gruff shouting thing, while his producers do their best to imitate Three 6 Mafia, and he lamely fails to rap anywhere near as fast as they can Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
ClubsPanacea - 'Ink Is My Drink'
Panacea have mass appeal like A Tribe Called Quest, but they are not backwards-looking - they stand alongside Spank Rock (also a Philly native) in their ability to successfully mutate the blueprint of hip-hop. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
ClubsArrested Development - 'Since The Last Time'
The second half of the album displays an admirable ear for a club cut, with some straight up head-nodding moments on Inner City and I Know I'm Bad that remind you what an eloquent, gifted MC Speech is Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Clemence Cocquet and Mike Kilkelly - Tout est trop familier pour feindre l'onirisme
Both artists' work share an element of play Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Urs Fischer - Oh. sad. I see.
It's difficult to work out what the point is Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Body Language
GoMA only really serves as a tourist guide book to Glaswegian art, rather than a supportive patron Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Music
Pavement: Wowee Zowee - Sordid Sentinals
Pavement's 1995 classic is reissued, in a sweet new suit. Bob Nastanovich shares a few words on the matter with Sean Michaels. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicAlexander Tucker - Furrowed Brow
Funny that Tucker's brackeny folk music, ringing with hums, harmonies and heavy metals, should so remind me of Justin Timberlake's latest Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Top December Releases
Who better to take us on a tour of Illusion and Reality than Orson Welles? Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Michael Haneke Trilogy Boxset
these are gripping, with each experimenting with stylistic methods to good effect Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Neil Templar: Diggin' the Dirt (WEB VERSION)
Standfirst:
The Skinny talks to Dogma's much-missed Neil Templar about his Dirt project, emigration, and the difference a change makes. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Neil Templar: Diggin' the Dirt (PRINT VERSION)
Standfirst:
The Skinny talks to Dogma's much-missed Neil Templar about his Dirt project, emigration, and the difference a change makes. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Public Symphony - Breakthrough
The song, with its undeniable similarities to much of Coldplay's back catalogue, lacks originality
Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Hot Club De Paris - Drop It 'Til It Pops
Their distinctive blend of speed-indie and day -in-the-life lyrical stylings, along with their close harmonic singing approach results in an amiable sound
Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
The Pendulums
Last week Mike and his band mates were up a tree, playing a strange instrument called a strumstick to an audience of tiny little horses... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006